Copy to the mounted volume in python code

Dockerfile

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y postgresql-client
 COPY --from=builder /venv /venv
 
 # Copy the front end build
-COPY --from=front-end /front-end/dist /app/static
+COPY --from=front-end /front-end/dist /front-end-build
 
 ADD nginx.conf.sigil /app
 

mwmbl/apps.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import os
+import shutil
 from multiprocessing import Process, Queue
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -33,3 +35,14 @@ class MwmblConfig(AppConfig):
             Process(target=background.run, args=(settings.DATA_PATH,)).start()
             Process(target=update_queue_continuously, args=(new_item_queue, queued_batches,)).start()
             Process(target=update_urls_continuously, args=(settings.DATA_PATH, new_item_queue)).start()
+
+        if not settings.DEBUG:
+            # Remove all existing content from the static folder:
+            # https://stackoverflow.com/a/1073382
+            for root, dirs, files in os.walk('/app/static'):
+                for f in files:
+                    os.unlink(os.path.join(root, f))
+                for d in dirs:
+                    shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(root, d))
+
+            shutil.copytree('/front-end-dist', '/app/static')